Francisco Costa
@franciscocosta.bsky.social
Environmental and development economist studying trees and other things.
https://sites.google.com/site/fjmcosta/
https://sites.google.com/site/fjmcosta/
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"This study estimates the carbon-efficient forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon. A $10/ton carbon tax could preserve 95% of the efficient carbon stock, avoiding 42B tons of CO2 & yielding $1.6T in welfare gains."
From @araujocrrafael.bsky.social , @franciscocosta.bsky.social & Sant'Anna
#EconSky 👇
From @araujocrrafael.bsky.social , @franciscocosta.bsky.social & Sant'Anna
#EconSky 👇
May 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"This study estimates the carbon-efficient forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon. A $10/ton carbon tax could preserve 95% of the efficient carbon stock, avoiding 42B tons of CO2 & yielding $1.6T in welfare gains."
From @araujocrrafael.bsky.social , @franciscocosta.bsky.social & Sant'Anna
#EconSky 👇
From @araujocrrafael.bsky.social , @franciscocosta.bsky.social & Sant'Anna
#EconSky 👇
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Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!
April 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Remember the "Highlights" that some Elsevier journals require? Dean Karlan and friends developed an amazing way to troll them: haikus!
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After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.
April 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
After being an editor for 6.5 years (4 REStud; 2.5 JEEA), I have accumulated a few suggestions that can help you avoid unnecessary rejections.
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Ok it's finally actually out! And somehow...open access? 🧐 🤔 🧐
March 18, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Ok it's finally actually out! And somehow...open access? 🧐 🤔 🧐
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If they didn’t think research matters, they wouldn’t try to destroy it.
March 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
If they didn’t think research matters, they wouldn’t try to destroy it.
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He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
Why Dean Karlan, chief economist of USAID, resigned on Tuesday
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
www.npr.org
February 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
He was hired in 2022 so the aid agency could get 'more bang for our buck' with its projects. He tried to reach out to help in the rebuilding of the agency. On Tuesday he tendered his resignation.
Thrilled to see this paper out! It shows how political interference in environmental licensing drives Amazon deforestation.
Now, we're seeing history repeat itself: pressure is mounting to approve oil drilling despite technical warnings (see below). Well, our paper doesn't bring good news...
Now, we're seeing history repeat itself: pressure is mounting to approve oil drilling despite technical warnings (see below). Well, our paper doesn't bring good news...
Just published in @jpube.bsky.social:
"The environmental costs of political interference: Evidence from power plants in the Amazon"
By @franciscocosta.bsky.social, Dimitri Szerman, & Juliano Assunção
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky
"The environmental costs of political interference: Evidence from power plants in the Amazon"
By @franciscocosta.bsky.social, Dimitri Szerman, & Juliano Assunção
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #econsky
February 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thrilled to see this paper out! It shows how political interference in environmental licensing drives Amazon deforestation.
Now, we're seeing history repeat itself: pressure is mounting to approve oil drilling despite technical warnings (see below). Well, our paper doesn't bring good news...
Now, we're seeing history repeat itself: pressure is mounting to approve oil drilling despite technical warnings (see below). Well, our paper doesn't bring good news...
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
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Herein lies a big difference between Brazil, where the rule of law still exists, and the US, where the Roberts Court decided to officially shred it. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
February 19, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Herein lies a big difference between Brazil, where the rule of law still exists, and the US, where the Roberts Court decided to officially shred it. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...
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An important line from @pkrugman.bsky.social today: “All I can promise is that those who continue to tell the truth as they see it will find it easier to live with themselves than those who don’t.”
January 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
An important line from @pkrugman.bsky.social today: “All I can promise is that those who continue to tell the truth as they see it will find it easier to live with themselves than those who don’t.”
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📢 Call for Papers!
The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11, 2025.
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin
🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79... #EnvEcon #EconSky
The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11, 2025.
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin
🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79... #EnvEcon #EconSky
January 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
📢 Call for Papers!
The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11, 2025.
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin
🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79... #EnvEcon #EconSky
The 8th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics will be held in person at LSE on June 10-11, 2025.
✅ Submissions by Feb 1
📄 Full papers only (no abstracts)
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Josh Graff Zivin
🔗 Submit here: forms.gle/577G9RBZ1V79... #EnvEcon #EconSky
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I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring.
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
@aeacswep.bsky.social announces Sandra E. Black as the 2024 Carolyn Shaw Bell Award winner! Visit aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... for the full announcement. Congratulations to @econsandy.bsky.social
January 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I was incredibly honored to be awarded the CSWEP Carolyn Shaw Bell Award. When I accepted the award, I talked about the importance of mentoring.
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
The lessons I pass on are kind of obvious. But they are important, so I am going to share them yet again. (A🧵)
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Planning your climate or environment syllabus? I like to show short videos so students & I can visualize some of the things we're talking about. Here are some of the ones I like:
January 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Planning your climate or environment syllabus? I like to show short videos so students & I can visualize some of the things we're talking about. Here are some of the ones I like:
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The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time)
🔴 zurl.co/M8Nwy
This posting is arriving a bit late in the cycle, but please help circulate it widely!
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time)
🔴 zurl.co/M8Nwy
This posting is arriving a bit late in the cycle, but please help circulate it widely!
Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy
Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy,
,
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><span>As an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to diversity and inclusion, we&n...
zurl.co
December 20, 2024 at 3:39 PM
The Department of Geography and Environment at LSE is hiring an Assistant Professor (Education) in Environmental Economics and Policy.
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time)
🔴 zurl.co/M8Nwy
This posting is arriving a bit late in the cycle, but please help circulate it widely!
🗓️ Deadline: 16 February 2025 (23.59 UK time)
🔴 zurl.co/M8Nwy
This posting is arriving a bit late in the cycle, but please help circulate it widely!
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Check it out! (ungated here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y1omw...)
Kirill, Xavier, and I tried hard to make this useful to wide groups of readers: new users of shift-share IVs, experienced users, and even those who don't know they that they are users
Kirill, Xavier, and I tried hard to make this useful to wide groups of readers: new users of shift-share IVs, experienced users, and even those who don't know they that they are users
December 15, 2024 at 10:19 PM
Check it out! (ungated here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/y1omw...)
Kirill, Xavier, and I tried hard to make this useful to wide groups of readers: new users of shift-share IVs, experienced users, and even those who don't know they that they are users
Kirill, Xavier, and I tried hard to make this useful to wide groups of readers: new users of shift-share IVs, experienced users, and even those who don't know they that they are users
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From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the December update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2024-25 cycle.
A thread with graphs follows...
#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
@aeainformation.bsky.social
@aeacswep.bsky.social
@joelistings.bsky.social
1/9
A thread with graphs follows...
#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
@aeainformation.bsky.social
@aeacswep.bsky.social
@joelistings.bsky.social
1/9
December 9, 2024 at 9:16 PM
From our AEA cttee on the job market, here's the December update on the status of the job mkt for PhD economists of the 2024-25 cycle.
A thread with graphs follows...
#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
@aeainformation.bsky.social
@aeacswep.bsky.social
@joelistings.bsky.social
1/9
A thread with graphs follows...
#EconJobMarket
#EconSky
@aeainformation.bsky.social
@aeacswep.bsky.social
@joelistings.bsky.social
1/9
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RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, Cornell in collaboration with
WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
December 3, 2024 at 12:58 AM
RFP out for 2025 Structural Transformation of Agriculture and Rural Spaces (STARS) Fellowship, Cornell in collaboration with
WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
WorldBank DECRG, @cgdev.org, PEP, and IICA. Research mentorship for early career (PhD not before 2019) economists working on development topics. 1/2
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A very interesting new working paper by the greats Ashesh Rambachan, Rahul Singh, and @vivianodavide.bsky.social: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.10959
It seems that this is another area where the empirical common practice was "too fast,'' and econometrics is catching up!
Cool and empirically relevant stuff!
It seems that this is another area where the empirical common practice was "too fast,'' and econometrics is catching up!
Cool and empirically relevant stuff!
November 19, 2024 at 3:50 PM
A very interesting new working paper by the greats Ashesh Rambachan, Rahul Singh, and @vivianodavide.bsky.social: arxiv.org/pdf/2411.10959
It seems that this is another area where the empirical common practice was "too fast,'' and econometrics is catching up!
Cool and empirically relevant stuff!
It seems that this is another area where the empirical common practice was "too fast,'' and econometrics is catching up!
Cool and empirically relevant stuff!
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After many iterations my paper on endogenous climate in deforestation modeling is reborn!
(an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
(an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
November 11, 2024 at 7:07 PM
After many iterations my paper on endogenous climate in deforestation modeling is reborn!
(an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
(an amazing photo from the one and only Sebastião Salgado:)
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JOB ALERT! I'm hiring pre-docs to work with me and my co-authors on a number of projects in Organizational Economics! Apply here: tinyurl.com/scur-predoc
#econsky send us your best undergrad or masters graduates and share widely!
#econsky send us your best undergrad or masters graduates and share widely!
Pre-Doctoral Fellow (Professor Scur), Cornell University
Our College: Leading at the intersection of people, business, and technology, the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business is one of the most comprehensive business schools in the nation and includes ma...
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January 26, 2024 at 4:05 PM
JOB ALERT! I'm hiring pre-docs to work with me and my co-authors on a number of projects in Organizational Economics! Apply here: tinyurl.com/scur-predoc
#econsky send us your best undergrad or masters graduates and share widely!
#econsky send us your best undergrad or masters graduates and share widely!
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New working paper by #UDelawareEconomics graduate student #GeraldIpapa--he's on the job market (environment/development/education), you all should interview him!
More depressing (but important to be aware of) news on the pollution-haven front: Indian firms have been increasing battery recycling in Africa, with (alas) predictable health consequences: grist.org/accountabili...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
Indian companies are bringing one of the world’s most toxic industries to Africa. People are getti...
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
grist.org
December 29, 2023 at 4:57 PM
New working paper by #UDelawareEconomics graduate student #GeraldIpapa--he's on the job market (environment/development/education), you all should interview him!
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More depressing (but important to be aware of) news on the pollution-haven front: Indian firms have been increasing battery recycling in Africa, with (alas) predictable health consequences: grist.org/accountabili...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
Indian companies are bringing one of the world’s most toxic industries to Africa. People are getti...
Families near battery recycling plants face “dangerous" levels of lead in their blood and in soil, testing shows.
grist.org
December 18, 2023 at 11:13 PM
More depressing (but important to be aware of) news on the pollution-haven front: Indian firms have been increasing battery recycling in Africa, with (alas) predictable health consequences: grist.org/accountabili...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
A new job mkt paper by Gerald Ipapa documents this: sites.google.com/view/geraldi...
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My latest blog post, "What I’ve learned from being a journal editor" is now up. Short list below, read more here: deryugina.com/what-ive-lea...
What I’ve learned from being a journal editor – Tatyana Deryugina
deryugina.com
December 20, 2023 at 5:14 PM
My latest blog post, "What I’ve learned from being a journal editor" is now up. Short list below, read more here: deryugina.com/what-ive-lea...
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🚨Call For Papers🚨7th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics. June 10th - 11th, 2024. Keynote: Kenneth Gillingham (Yale). Submission deadline: Feb 1.
December 16, 2023 at 9:49 PM
🚨Call For Papers🚨7th Annual LSE/Imperial Workshop on Environmental Economics. June 10th - 11th, 2024. Keynote: Kenneth Gillingham (Yale). Submission deadline: Feb 1.
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trying to make it to the weekend
December 14, 2023 at 2:22 PM
trying to make it to the weekend